Liviu Dragnea studied at the Public Administration School of the Italian Ministry of the Interior, the Faculty of Management and Public Administration at the Ecological University of Bucharest and the Carol I National Defence University.
15 Facts About Liviu Dragnea
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From 1996 to 2000, while Liviu Dragnea was a member of the PD, he served as prefect of Teleorman County; he then switched to the PSD, which won the 2000 election.
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Liviu Dragnea is a member of the PSD's permanent national bureau and of the party's Teleorman County chapter.
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Liviu Dragnea was accused by the National Anticorruption Directorate of falsifying documents while attempting to access European Union funds for building a new border checkpoint with Bulgaria, but charges were later dropped without much explanation.
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In January 2009, following the resignation of Gabriel Oprea, Liviu Dragnea was named Interior Minister.
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Liviu Dragnea announced his priorities as being the safety of children in school, the safety of citizens on the street, decentralisation and administrative reform.
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Liviu Dragnea became secretary general of the PSD in July 2009.
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In November 2017, the DNA opened a third case against Liviu Dragnea, based on information compiled by the European Anti-Fraud Office.
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In March 2018, RISE Project and Folha de Sao Paulo revealed that Liviu Dragnea would have been investigated in Brazil for money laundering.
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Liviu Dragnea said the information on the Brazilian investigation is false.
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Liviu Dragnea was convicted on 21 June 2018 by the High Court of Cassation and Justice for incitement to abuse of office as chairman of the Teleorman County Council.
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Liviu Dragnea has received a prison sentence of 3 years and 6 months.
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On 27 May 2019 the sentence was upheld on appeal by the High Court of Cassation and Justice, and Liviu Dragnea was jailed in Rahova Prison on the same day.
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The interdictions set by the High Court of Cassation and Justice forbid Liviu Dragnea from holding any public position involving the exercise of state authority and from being a candidate for a public elective position for another 3 years after the release.
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Since May 2016, Liviu Dragnea is engaged to Irina Alexandra Tanase, his former secretary, who is 30 years younger than him.